How did the four Kennedy brothers die?

Answer 1

Joseph Jr. was killed in WW2...his bomber plane exploded over The English Channel. President John F. was assassinated in Dallas, Texas in 1963. Robert F. was assassinated in Los Angeles in June, 1969. Edward {Ted} died last night of brain cancer. Their father, Joseph Patrick died after having several strokes.

Answer 2

The four sons of Senator Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888-1969) were Joe, John, Robert, and Edward.

• Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., born on July 25, 1915, died during World War II as an Army pilot. He died on August 12, 1944 while piloting an experimental radio-controlled plane.
• John F. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, and died on November 22, 1963. He was the 35th President of the United States and was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
• Robert F. Kennedy was born on November 20, 1925 and was shot while campaigning for President. He died in Los Angeles, California on June 6, 1968.
• Edward M. Kennedy (Ted) was born on February 22, 1932 and died on August 25, 2009 of a brain tumor. He was then US Senator from Massachusetts, the same position previously held by his brother John.

Answer 3

• His older bother, Joe Kennedy, Jr., died on August 12, 1944 at age 29 while fighting in World War II.
• The second-eldest of his younger sisters, Kathleen Cavendish, died in a plane crash on May 13, 1948 at age 28.
• The elder of his younger brothers, Bobby Kennedy, Sr., was assassinated on June 6, 1968 at age 42.
• The eldest of his younger sisters, Rosemary Kennedy, died of natural causes on January 7, 2005 at age 86.
• His fourth sister, Pat Kennedy Lawford, died of pneumonia on September 17, 2006 at age 82.
• His third sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, died on August 11, 2009 at age 88, four years after suffering a stroke and a broken hip and two days after being admitted to Cape Cod Hospital with an undisclosed ailment.
• His youngest brother, Ted Kennedy, Sr., died from complications from a glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain cancer, on August 25, 2009 at age 77.
• His youngest sister, Jean Kennedy Smith, is the only sibling of JFK still alive at the time of this posting. Her 86th birthday was on February 20, 2014.